udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
apparently; appears to be
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
chankonabe; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
as before; as ever; as it was originally
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to jump in; to dive in; to fly in; to rush in; to dash in
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
being the runner-up; finishing second
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
in session; in progress; under way; open
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
beauty contest; beauty pageant
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
prohibition; inhibition; ban
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.